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Cable operators in Kerala have blacked out ESPN-STAR Sports. According to the Cable TV Operators Association of Kerala, this follows 'hefty' hike in pay channel rates. Most cable operators in the state felt that the channels should freeze the rates at the November levels as the Central Government was finalising rules for implementation of Conditional Access System. Cable operators said that the boycott of ESPN-Star Sports was only a beginning. "If the trend continued, the operators in the state would be forced to boycott more pay channels," a office bearer of the Association said.

Cable operators in Kerala have blacked out ESPN-STAR Sports. According to the Cable TV Operators Association of Kerala, this follows 'hefty' hike in pay channel rates. Most cable operators in the state felt that the channels should freeze the rates at the November levels as the Central Government was finalising rules for implementation of Conditional Access System. Cable operators said that the boycott of ESPN-Star Sports was only a beginning. "If the trend continued, the operators in the state would be forced to boycott more pay channels," a office bearer of the Association said.

NEW DELHI: Formula One Management (FOM) today renewed, for another five years, a telecast deal with ESPN-STAR Sports, giving them exclusive broadcast rights of the FIA Formula One World Championship across multiple platforms in 24 Asian markets. The deal will see the broadcaster getting exclusive rights to showcase Formula One action across platforms including TV, internet, mobile and radio. The rights would cover ESPN-STAR Sports footprint in Asia, including the major markets of India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea.

MUMBAI: In a fresh development in the legal battle over telecast rights of cricket matches, SAB TV on Thursday moved the Bombay High Court urging for intervention in the matter. SAB TV, a 24-hour entertainment channel, filed an intervention application saying that ESPN-Star Sports had failed to satisfy the consortium criteria as mentioned in the tender bids called by the Cricket Board for telecast rights of cricket matches to be played between October 2004 and September 2008.

NEW DELHI: Nimbus has won the 4 year Global BCCI Telecast Rights at $612 million, according to a private television channel. The company, which was the highest bidder, won the rights for cable, broadband and DTH services. The other bidders in the race included Adlabs, Zee, Reliance Infocomm, ESPN Star Sports.

NEW DELHI: Threatening legal action, ESPN-Star Sports on Wednesday demanded a "public apology" from Zee Telefilms chief Subhash Chandra for his remarks alleging collusion between the BCCI and the sports broadcaster. "We have been shocked by the irresponsible statements made to the media by Mr Subhash Chandra. ESPN-Star Sports completely denies these baseless allegations which have been made with the malafide intention of tarnishing our reputation," it said in a statement here.

MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked Cricket Board not to award contract to any party for cricket telecast rights from October 2004 to September 2008 until it decides the legal dispute between Zee Telefilm Ltd and ESPN-Star Sports over the issue. As Zee Telefilm Ltd informed the court that it did not agreea to its suggestion for fresh bidding, Chief Justice Dalveer Bhandari and Justice Dhananjay Chandrachud decided to hear on merits the petition filed by ESPN-Star Sports challenging Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI)

KOLKATA: Hockey India entered into a multi-year broadcast agreement with sports broadcaster ESPN STAR Sports to exclusively broadcast the soon to be launched Hockey India League (HIL). ESPN STAR Sports will also cover all international hockey test matches under Hockey India to be played in India for the next 5 years. In a multi-year deal, ESPN STAR Sports has been granted global telecast rights for the professional hockey league. The FIH (International Hockey Federation)

KOCHI: ESPN STAR Sports, Asia's number one sports broadcaster, today announced its acquisition of the telecast rights for the world's biggest sporting event, the 2006 FIFA World Cup, for the Indian sub-continent. The acquisition means that more than 25 million households in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Bhutan will get to watch 2006 FIFA World Cup coverage. The coverage includes live matches accompanied by English and Hindi commentary, daily pre-shows during match days, a daily review show as well as special lead-up programming.

MUMBAI: ESPN Star Sports, the official broadcaster of the ICC World Cup Twenty20, is expected to pocket around Rs 200 crore from the upcoming tournament. This will be the third twenty20 world cup from the time the sports channel has acquired the telecast rights of the ICC matches in 2006 for $1.1 billion for all ICC matches to be held till 2015. Riding on the success of the twenty20 format, the channel is commanding Rs 3 lakh per ten seconds, a 20 per cent hike from last year.